Metallic railway-tie and rail-fastening.



I. A. HYLE' 6L I- W. HERMAN. METALLIC RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL Ij'ASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED IULY 20| I9I6.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

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JACOB A. HYLR AND JACOB w. rr'nRi/rAN, or HARRISRURG, PENNSYLVANIA,AssIGN- ORS To THR RAILWAY TIN CORPORATION, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ACORPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENING.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that we, JACOB A. HYLE and JACOBW. HERMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at Harrisburg, in theCounty of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania,h ave invented certain newand useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties and Rail- Fastenings,of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to the construction of railway ties and meansforfirmly and securely fastening the track rails in proper position on theties of steam and electric railways.

The main kobject of `this invention is to provide a simple, durable,yeconomical and efficient metal railway tie and rail fastening meanspossessing suiiicient strength to successfully withstand all the strainsto which the tie and rail fastening means are ordinarily subjected wheninservice and which are so constructed that the longevity of the same ismaterially increased.

Another object of the invention is to provide a metallic railway tie, inconnection with wooden blocks constituting ya resilient support for thetrack rails and a thorough and reliable insulation of the rails so as t0render them eflicient as conductors in the usual automatic electricalsignaling systems. A further object of the invention is to so constructour improved railway tie that the number of ties required per mile ofyroad bed is materially reduced. And still further objects of theinvention are to so construct the tie that the wooden blocks utilized inconnection therewith may be readily removed therefrom and a new blockreplaced by one employee and without removing the tie, or in any mannerdisturbing the position of the track rail or ballast beneath the tie; toprovide improved means for safely and firmly securingthe wooden blocksto the tie thereby maintaining absolute safety in the gage of the trackrails, and to secure the track rails iny their proper position upon thewooden blocks by means of the ordinary plain spike or screw spikenow ingeneral use and employed inmost all railways for the purpose of securingthe track rails to a wooden tie, and to provide fastening means whichwill eifectually prevent the creeping of the track rails.

`The foregoing ses auch other objects as Specification of LettersPatent.

lBatented Nov. 21, 1916.

may appear from the ensuing description, are attained by the meanshereinafter more fully described, and by the combination, construction,arrangement and location of the parts such as illustrated intheaccompanying drawings and particularly set forth in the claimsappended hereto.

Reference now being had to the accompanying drawin 's which form a partof this specification an .in which similar numerals of referenceindicate like parts throughout the several views, it ywill be seen thatF igure l, is a side view of the improved railway tie and rail fasteningmeans embodying our invention, showing the track rails in cross-sectionsecured thereto. Fig. 2, is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3, is aperspective view showing one of the clamping plates for securing thewooden blocks. Fig. 4, is a perspective view showing one of the metallicangle bars employed to prevent the spreadingof the wooden blocks. Fig.5, is a top plan view of the metallic seat plate.

Fig. 6, is an enlarged sectional view taken a central vertical portion2, extending Y throughout the entire length of the tie, said metalvportions being made of steel or other desirable metal, and formed by themetal rolling mill method.

'It will be observed that the track rails 3 are not supported directlyon the metal portion of the tie, but are preferably seated on a metalplate 4, which. rests upon the upper surface of the wooden blocks 5,there being two blocks on each side of the central vertical portion. ofthe tie, and two blocks near each end of the tie, each block havingsmooth straight vertical faces and resting upon the upper surface of thelaterally extended base portion of the tie, and projecting a suitabledistance above the upright metal portion of the tie in order tothoroughly insulate the track rails from the tie and to form a widebearing surface at the upper portion thereof for the base of vthe trackrail. The size of the blocks is f suflicient to afford the necessarystrength to support the track rails and retain the rail fastening meanssuch as plain or screwthreaded spikes, ordinarily used for securing thetrack rails to a wooden tie, which spikes are driven through theopenings 8 in the metal tie plate 4 and into the wooden blocks.

The wooden blocks 5, are first preferably impregnated with crude oil orcreosote to increase their durability and are constructed rectangular incross-section and adapted to fit accurately upon the base portion andagainst the central vertical portion of the tie, the dimensions of theblocks being uniform so that they mayT be turned upside down or eitherside may be used as the top or track rail supporting surface. The blocksare firmly and securely clamped in place by the clamping plates whichembrace them and by bolts which pass entirely through the said plates,metallic tie andy wooden blocks.

The fastening means preferably employed for rigidly securing each blockto the body portion of the tie, consists of two headed bolts 9,screw-threaded at one end thereof, two clamping plates 10, and twosecuring nuts 11, each bolt passing through the open ing 12, in each ofthe clamping plates, through the opening in the block and centralupright portion of the metallicv tie, whereby the blocks, tie andclamping plates are all ysecurely locked together by the said bolts 9,and the securing nuts 11 fitted to the threaded end of the bolts.

It will be seen that each of the clamping plates 10 is provided with aplurality of integral projecting spurs 12', adapted to enter the woodenblocks thereby preventing any vibratory movement of the blocks or theclamping plates when the parts are securely locked together, and theclamping plates embrace the outer wall of each block substantially theentire height of the block in order to prevent the splitting of theblock.

In order to insure safety by preventing the wooden blocks from spreadingapart in the event vthe securing bolts shall become broken or otherwiseimpaired, we provide at the outer end of each block a strong metallicright angle brace bar 13, two of said brace bars being located near eachend of the tie and firmly secured to the central upright portion of thetie by a single rivet 13', one arm of each bar 13 resting against theupright portion 2 on each side thereof, and the other arm resting incontact with the outer end wall or surface of the wooden block. Y

The metal seat plate L is provided with a plurality of integral upwardprojections 14, two ateach side thereof, and one near each end, each ofsaid projections being semi-circular in form, as clearly shown in Fig.5, the upper surface being inclined in an upward and outward direction`as shown in Fig. 7, and the plate is provided with a series of openings8 through which the rail fastening spikes are driven. It will be seenthat the said projections la, formed on the tie plate 4, are so locatedon the plate that the inner edges of each projection are adapted tocontact with the outer side edge of the base of the track rail, andserve to prevent the outward spreading of the track rails.

Thile the rail fastening spikes ordinarily employed may be utilized wepreferably employ the screw spikes 15, such as shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, each of said screw spikes having a circular-'head portion 16,said head portion on its lower side being inclined from the centralstemportion upwardly and outwardly, and adapted when driven into the woodenblock to rest in contact with the upper inclined surface of eachprojection 14 and to Contact with and overlap the upper surface of thebase of the rail, said rounded head portion 16 being provided with anupward extension 1 7, adapted to receive a suitable tool or wrench fordriving in or withdrawing the said screw spike. By the utilization ofthe block securing means hereinbefore referred to, it will be seen thatthere can be no shifting movement of the blocks without moving theentire tie and track rail supporting means, thereby insuring and alwaysmaintaining the proper gage of the track rails and alinement of the.

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ItV will be understood Vthat each wooden block projects above the metalportion of the tie, thus constituting an insulating medium andpreventing interference with the use of electric signaling means, andthe laterally extended base portion l of the tie upon which the woodenblocks are supported forms a widened tie, thus materially reducing thenumber of ties per mile of road bed as are ordinarily employed, and thewide tie under the base of the track rail Vis more readily retained bytamping than th narrower ties.

It will be readily perceived that each block being provided with twoopenings therethrough and the openings in the cen-V tral upright portionof the metal tie, that when the clamping plates are firmly secured tothe outer side wall of each block by the fastening bolts and nuts thefiber of the wooden blocks will be tightly compressed and prevented fromsplitting when the rail-l fastening spikes are driven therein, andtheblocks will be held firmly in contact with the .steel base of the tie inorder to prevent any up and down movement from the said base with thewave motion of the rail when the rolling stock is passingA over thetrack rails.

It will be readily seen that our improvedy tie is so constructed -as notto interfere with the track employees in tamping up the ballast fromeither end or side and that one man can readily remove worn-out blocksand replace new ones without disturbing the track rails or road bed.

The space between the wooden blocks and at the outer side of the saidblocks is lilled up with track ballast which assists in preventing anylateral, longitudinal or slridding action of the railway ties during thestrains to which they are usually subjected.

The wooden blocks employed are inexpensive, since the ends of logs andother pieces of wood are used up that would ordinarily be cast aside aswaste material.

It will be obvious that slight changes in the details of theconstruction hereinbefore described may be resorted to without deiartingfrom the spirit of our invention.

Having thus described our invention what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

l. A railway tie comprising a flat metallic base portion, a centralintegral upright portion extending throughout the length of the tie, twowooden blocks resting upon the base portion at each side of the saidcentral portion, each block having smooth straight vertical faces andprojecting above the central portion, a plurality of vertically arrangedclamping plates extending throughout the height of each block, eachclamping plate having a plurality of inwardly projecting spurs adaptedto enter the wooden blocks, and bolts and securing nuts for fasteningthe wooden blocks to the metallic portions.

2. A railway tie comprising a central upright metallic portion extendingthroughout the length of the tie, an integral later-ally extended baseportion extending the entire length of the tie on each side of saidcentral portion, two wooden blocks resting upon the base portion at eachside of the central portion, each block having smooth straight verticalfaces and projecting above the central portion, two clamping platessecured vertically against the outer side face of each block extendingthroughout the height of the block, each clamping plate having aplurality of inwardly projecting spurs adapted to enter the woodenblocks, a right angle brace bar secured to each side of the centralportion, a single rivet passing through the central portion and eachbrace bar for securing the bars to the central portion, and bolts andsecuring nuts for locking the parts together.

3. A railway tie comprising a flat metallic base portion, a centralintegral upright metallic portion extending the entire length of thetie, two wooden blocksl resting upon the base portion at each side ofsaid central portion, each block having smooth straight vertical facesand projecting above the central portion, two clamping plates securedagainst the outer side face of each block, each clamping plate having aplurality of inwardly projecting spurs adapted to enter the woodenblock, said plates extending throughout the entire height of the block,a right angle brace bar secured by a single rivet to each side of thecentral portion intermediate the height of said central portion, twobolts passing through said clamping plates, blocks and central portion,and a. securing nut fitted to the threaded end of each bolt for securelylocking the said clamps, blocks and bolts to the metallic portions.

fl. A railway tie comprising a central upright metallic portionextending throughout the length of the tie, an integral laterallyextended base portion extending the entire length of the tie on eachside of said central portion, two wooden blocks resting upon the baseportion at each side of the central portion, each block having smoothstraight vertical faces and projecting above the central portion, aright angle bar secured to each side of said central portion with onearm of each bar resting in contact with the central portion and theother arm against the outer end face of each block, a single rivetpassing through the said central portion for securing the bars thereto,and bolts, clamping plates and securing nuts for iirmly locking the saidparts together.

5. A railway tie comprising a flat metallic base portion, a centralupright metallic portion extending throughout the length of the tie, twowooden blocks resting upon the base portion at each side of said centralportion, each block having smooth straight vertical faces and projectingabove said-central portion, a right angle bar secured to each side ofsaid central portion at the outer end face of each block, one arm ofsaid bar resting in contact with the end face of the block and the otherarm in contact with said central portion, a single rivet passing throughthe central portion and each bar for securing said bars to the centralportion, two clamping plates secured against the outer side face of eachblock extending the entire height of the block, each clamping platehaving a plurality of inwardly projecting spurs adapted to enter thewooden block, and bolts and securing nuts for firmly locking the partstogether.

JACOB A. HYLE. JACOB W. HERMAN.

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